Leslie Carrara

Leslie Carrara-Rudolph , sometimes credited as Leslie Carrara, is an American actress and puppeteer. She is best known as a Muppet performer on Sesame Street originating the character Abby Cadabby, for which she has received seven Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Puppeteer Performer at the 3rd Children's and Family Emmy Awards in 2025.

Career Carrara-Rudolph began performing with the Muppets in 1996 on the ABC series Muppets Tonight, on which she performed Spamela Hamderson and Darci. Since 1996, Carrara-Rudolph has been a performer on Sesame Street. She originated the role of Abby Cadabby in 2006 and has performed various additional characters. Since 2009, she has received five Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Series. She is one of the founding members of The Jim Henson Company improv group Puppet Up!.

In addition the puppetry, Carrara-Rudolph has provided voiceover for various animated series and video games. From 2010 to 2015, Carrara-Rudolph voiced Peg Puppy in the Nickelodeon animated series T.U.F.F. Puppy. From 2016 to 2018, she voiced Bubbles on Splash and Bubbles. In 2022, she reprised her role as Abby in the Sesame Street animated series Mecha Builders.

In 2023, Carrara-Rudolph performed Penny Waxman in the Disney+ series The Muppets Mayhem.

Personal life Carrara-Rudolph is married to Paul Rudolph, a music composer for Sesame Street.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Awards and nominations